Dianne Fromholtz

Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat

Country	Australia
Residence	Sydney, Australia
Born	10 August 1956 (1956-08-10) (age 55) Albury, Australia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	1973
Retired	1990
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money	US $1,145,377
Singles
Career record	429–223[1]
Career titles	15
Highest ranking	No. 4 (19 March 1979)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	F (Jan. 1977)
French Open	SF (1979, 1980)
Wimbledon	QF (1979, 1987)
US Open	SF (1976)
Doubles
Career record	134–141
Last updated on: 3 June 2010.

Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat (born 10 August 1956, in Albury, Australia) is a former professional tennis player.

Career

Balestrat began playing tennis at the age of 7. She left school at the age of 16 to play in international tournaments. She turned pro in 1973 and joined the WTA Tour.

She reached the finals of the Australian Open in January 1977, losing to fellow Australian Kerry Melville Reid. She was a semifinalist twice at the French Open, in 1979 and 1980. She also reached the semifinals of the US Open in 1976.

Balestrat won six singles titles and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 in 1979. Partnering with Helen Gourlay Cawley, she won the Australian Open women's doubles in January 1977. She had career wins over Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Margaret Court, Virginia Wade, Pam Shriver, and Gabriela Sabatini. She holds an 8-7 career record over King.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 final (0 titles, 1 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1977[2]	Australian Open	Grass	Kerry Reid	7–5, 6–2

Women's doubles: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1977[3]	Australian Open	Grass	Helen Gourlay-Cawley	Betsy Nagelsen Kerry Reid	5–7, 6–1, 7–5

Mixed doubles: 1 final (0 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1980	Wimbledon	Grass	Mark Edmondson	Tracy Austin John Austin	4–6, 7–6(6), 6–3

Singles Titles (15)

• 1973 - Australian Hardcourts, Surrey Hard Courts, Turkish Open, New Zealand Open, Tasmania, Kent Open

• 1974 - Scottish Open, Sacramento, Dallas, Phoenix

• 1976 - Futures Tallahassee, Australian Hardcourts

• 1978 - Sydney NSW Open, Sydney Toyota

• 1979 - Avon Boston

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	Career SR
Australian Open	1R	A	QF	2R	3R	A	F	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	A	2R	3R	NH	3R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 13
French Open	A	A	A	3R	3R	A	A		A	SF	SF	3R	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	A	A	A	0 / 7
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	1R	1R	4R	A		4R	QF	4R	3R	A	1R	A	2R	4R	QF	2R	1R	A	0 / 14
US Open	A	A	A	3R	2R	SF	4R		3R	4R	4R	1R	2R	1R	A	1R	A	1R	2R	A	A	0 / 13
SR	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 2		0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 47

A = did not participate in the tournament.

NH = tournament not held.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

References

• Dianne Fromholtz at the International Tennis Federation

1. ^ WTA Media Guide 1987. 1987. 
2. ^ This was the first of two Australian Opens held in 1977, this one in January and the other in December
3. ^ This was the first of two Australian Opens held in 1977, this one in January and the other in December

External links

• Dianne Balestrat at the Women's Tennis Association
• Dianne Fromholtz at the Fed Cup

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Name	Fromholtz, Dianne
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Date of birth	10 August 1956
Place of birth	Albury, Australia
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